Renunciation under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 includes:

The proviso to s.6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 disqualifies a person who "has completely and finally renounced the world by becoming a hermit (vanaprastha) or an ascetic (yati or sanyasi)". A pilgrimage, a temporary retreat or ordinary religious practice is not such renunciation.